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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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