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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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