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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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