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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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