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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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