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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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