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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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