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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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