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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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