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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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