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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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