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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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