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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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