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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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