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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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