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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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