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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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