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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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