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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates 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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