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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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