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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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