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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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