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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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