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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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