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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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