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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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