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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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