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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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