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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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