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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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