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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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