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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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