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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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