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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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