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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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