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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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