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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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