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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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