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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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