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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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