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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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