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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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