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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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