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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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