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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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