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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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