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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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