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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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