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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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