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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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