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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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