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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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