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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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