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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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