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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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