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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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