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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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