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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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