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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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