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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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