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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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