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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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