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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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