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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores 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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