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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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