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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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