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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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