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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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