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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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