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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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