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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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