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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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