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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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