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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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