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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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