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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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