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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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