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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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