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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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