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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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