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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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