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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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