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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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