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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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