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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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