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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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