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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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