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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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