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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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