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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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