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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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