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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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