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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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