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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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