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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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