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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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