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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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