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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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