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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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