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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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