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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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