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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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