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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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