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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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