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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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