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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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