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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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