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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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