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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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