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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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