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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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