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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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