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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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