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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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