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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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