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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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