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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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