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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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