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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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