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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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