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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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