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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. 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 massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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