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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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