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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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