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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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