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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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