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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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