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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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