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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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