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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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