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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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