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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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