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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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