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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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