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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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