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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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