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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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