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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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