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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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