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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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