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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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