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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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