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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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