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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates 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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