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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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