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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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