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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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