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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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