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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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