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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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