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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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