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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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