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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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