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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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