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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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