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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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