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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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