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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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