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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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