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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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