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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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