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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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