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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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