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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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