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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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