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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)