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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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