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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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