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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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