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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education