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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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