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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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