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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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