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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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