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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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