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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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