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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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