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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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