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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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