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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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