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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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