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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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