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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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