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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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