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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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