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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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