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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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