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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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