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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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