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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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