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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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