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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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