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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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