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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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