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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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