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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate 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 distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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