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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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