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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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