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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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