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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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