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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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