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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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