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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important 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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