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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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