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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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