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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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