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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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