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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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