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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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