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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). New improvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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