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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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