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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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