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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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