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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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