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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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