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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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