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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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