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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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