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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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