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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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