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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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