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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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