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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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