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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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