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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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