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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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