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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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