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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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