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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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