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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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