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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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