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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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