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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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