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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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