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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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