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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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