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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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