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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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