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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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