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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers 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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