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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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