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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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