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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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