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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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