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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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