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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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