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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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