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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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