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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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