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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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