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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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