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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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