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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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