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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the 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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