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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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