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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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