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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the 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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