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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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