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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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