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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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