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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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