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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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