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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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