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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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