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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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