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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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