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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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