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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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