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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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