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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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