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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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