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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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