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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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