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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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