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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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