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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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