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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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