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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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