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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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