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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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