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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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