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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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