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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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