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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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