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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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