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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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