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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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