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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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