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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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