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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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