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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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