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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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