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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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