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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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