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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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