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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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