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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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