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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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