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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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