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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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