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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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