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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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