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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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