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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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