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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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