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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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