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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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