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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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