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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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