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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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