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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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