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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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