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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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