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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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