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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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