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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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