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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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