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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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