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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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