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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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