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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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