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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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