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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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