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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these significant new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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