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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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