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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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