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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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