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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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