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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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