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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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