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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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