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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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