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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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