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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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