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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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