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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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