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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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 online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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