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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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