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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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