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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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