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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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