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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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