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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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