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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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