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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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