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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 massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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