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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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