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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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