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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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