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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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