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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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