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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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