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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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