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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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