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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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