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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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