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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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