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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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