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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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