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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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