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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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