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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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