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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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