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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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