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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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