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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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