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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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