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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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