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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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