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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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