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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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