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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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