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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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