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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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