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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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