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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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