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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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