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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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