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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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