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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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