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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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