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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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