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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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