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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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