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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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