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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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