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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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