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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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