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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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