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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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