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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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