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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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