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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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