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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)