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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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