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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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