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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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