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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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