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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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