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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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