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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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