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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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