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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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