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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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