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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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