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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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