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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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