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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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