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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major 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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