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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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