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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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