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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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