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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important 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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