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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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