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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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