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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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