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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the 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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