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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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