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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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