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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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