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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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