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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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