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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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