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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews 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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