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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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