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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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