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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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