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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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