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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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