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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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