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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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