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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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