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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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