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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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