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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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