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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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