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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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