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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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