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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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