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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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