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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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