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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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