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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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