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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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