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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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