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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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