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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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