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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important 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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