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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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