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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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