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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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