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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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