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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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