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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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