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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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