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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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