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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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