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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with 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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