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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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