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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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