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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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