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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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