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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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