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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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