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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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