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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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