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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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