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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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