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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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