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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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