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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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