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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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