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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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