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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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