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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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