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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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