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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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