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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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