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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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