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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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