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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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