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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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