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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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