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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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