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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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