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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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