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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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