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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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