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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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