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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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