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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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