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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 massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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