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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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