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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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