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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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