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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines 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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