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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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