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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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