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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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