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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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