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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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