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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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