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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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