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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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