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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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