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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses 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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