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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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