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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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