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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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