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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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