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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses 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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