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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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